By 2017, the companies will develop a program that transports astronauts headed to and from the international space station. NASA has said it will use private spacecraft to "meet its space station crew rotation and emergency return obligations."

Watch the video to see which stock Robinson named as the space race's best stock to buy – this company already has a $915 million NASA contract, and it may be the key to protecting the planet against near-earth asteroids:

Here's our tech guru's pick for the best stock to buy to play the private space race boom - the company has the contracts and know-how to score big...

Many major events in 2017 will likely keep affecting gold in 2018. The Fed's rate hikes, the U.S. government's in-fighting, and North Korea's missile launches all pushed investors to buy gold in 2017 - and will continue to do so in 2018. But the impact will be greater, potentially much greater. That's why we see prices possibly soaring to their highest level in history next year. Here's why and when... Enter your email below to get the report.

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